DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 191 - - 86 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4281 - - 4603 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3616 - - 3418 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5170 - - 5492 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1432 - - 2716 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 396 - - 321 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 323 - - 286 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1042 - - 1567 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4128 - - 3925 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 180 - - 417 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4990 - - 5075 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.2 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.1 - - 68.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.8 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 191 - - 86 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4281 - - 4603 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 77 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99142 28 102 20 093 99142 91613 21 082 18 092 91613 85808 13 093 16 079 85808 80995 14 129 11 105 80995 76855 11 109 14 114 76855 73195 7 082 10 117 73195 69884 5 148 5 134 69884 66849 4 145 4 174 66849 64042 5 217 3 218 64042 61330 10 292 7 246 61330 58512 19 279 14 267 58512 55587 30 268 25 264 55587 52783 43 256 31 253 52783 50263 44 256 36 259 50263 48013 49 265 48 270 48013 45971 63 263 69 262 45971 44099 73 255 76 251 44099 42358 72 255 70 249 42358 40724 74 265 72 261 40724 39200 91 270 87 270 39200 37780 106 266 100 268 37780 36416 113 261 103 264 36416 35033 114 257 104 262 35033 33597 114 257 106 260 33597 32112 114 258 108 259 32112 30563 114 259 108 259 30563 28935 115 261 107 260 28935 27230 116 265 106 263 27230 25446 112 266 103 265 25446 23597 98 268 92 266 23597 21693 82 271 75 265 21693 19726 62 274 60 267 19726 17688 48 273 46 272 17688 15615 38 272 39 277 15615 13616 30 282 34 279 13616 11797 30 287 27 290 11797 10182 29 294 23 301 10182 8758 27 307 19 302 8758 7493 25 322 18 303 7493 6368 16 328 15*296 6368 5369 15*329 14*294 5369 4488 15*328 13 289 4488 3708 14 326 13 287 3708 3009 13 323 12 285 3009 2389 13 323 12 284 2389 1872 12 321 11 283 1872 1473 11 320 11 283 1473 1200 11 320 10 282 1200 1033 10 320 10 282 1033 937 9 319 8 281 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography